$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 8,000/15,000
Game: LHE

A difficult last two levels for Nick Marsico came a tough finish as he gone down to Tim Fiorvanti in this round of Limit Hold ‘Em.

Marsico threw his last 44,000 chips in the middle calling Fiorvanti’s bet.  Marsico turned over and Fiorvanti showed .

With a board of after the turn, Marsico was hoping to hit a pair or the straight to hang on but the came on the river ending his hopes and tournament.

Nick Marsico finishes in 4th place for $1,701.

$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 6,000/12,000
Game: Stud

After bricking out with four hearts two hands ago against Gerald Mitchell, Kathy Fleck was down to her last 20,000 chips and found them in against Tim Fiorvanti.

When the cards were turned up, Fiorvanti showed jacks and sixes with Fleck only queen high.  Fiorvanti improved to jacks and tens and Fleck got no help knocking her out of the tournament.

Kathy Fleck finishes in 5th place for $1,361.

$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 5,000/10,000
Game: Razz

It’s been a tight race as the chips have been moving all around the table.  After being all-in and one card from elimination just a short time ago, Tim Fiorvanti now holds a mere 11,000 chip edge over Bruce MacGregor who is looking for his third Seminole Hard Rock-Hollywood title in one year’s time.

Here are the chip counts for the remaining five players:

Tim Fiorvanti – 239,000
Bruce MacGregor – 228,000
Gerald Mitchell – 177,000
Nick Marsico – 125,000
Kathy Fleck – 51,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Alain Rodriguez fought a valiant battle against Aaron Mermelstein but the former WPT champ’s lead was just too big.

Mermelstein extended the advantage to 9-to-1 when Rodriguez made a move with and Mermelstein called to put him at risk with . Rodriguez had two live cards but most of his hope was dashed on the flop.

Rodriguez was drawing dead on the turn and left him with a runner-up finish for $16,910 while Mermelstein is our latest Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open champion for $31,150.

$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 3,000/6,000
Game: Omaha 8

It’s getting to be a broken record here on our final table as Gerald Mitchell has picked off another short stack giving him his 4th elimination of the final table.

After losing most of his chips to Tim Fiorvanti on the previous hand, Milchman put his last 11,000 in blind against Mitchell in this Omaha 8 rotation.

Milchman:
Mitchell:

Unfortunately for Milchman, the flop came out all black with then ran out giving Mitchell the scoop and taking the field down to five players.  But despite the elimination, Tim Fiorvanti still is holding strong as the chip leader in Event 6.

Zack Milchman finishes in 6th place for $1,021.

$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 3,000/6,000
Game: LHE

Three down, five to go for Gerald Mitchell.

This time on a flop, Aaron Friedman pushed all-in and Mitchell was waiting – again.  Friedman turned over for a pair of jacks but Mitchell had .  The board ran out and Friedman was headed for the payout window.

Aaron Friedman finishes in 7th place winning $851.

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Daniel Buzgon and Alain Rodriguez had a lot of work to get done in order to catch Aaron Mermelstein and they traded turns taking a stab.

Buzgon was the first to get a call and was racing with his against Mermelstein’s . The flop kept Mermestein in the lead but Buzgon added a gutshot on the turn.

The river was not what he needed and Buzgon was sent out in 3rd place for $10,680.

Heads up counts:

Seat 4: Aaron Mermelstein – 820,000 (82 bb)
Seat 5: Alain Rodriguez – 230,000 (23 bb)

$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,500/5,000
Game: Stud 8

Gerald Mitchell has claimed his second victim at this final table and this time did it with a bigger hand than trip aces.

On fifth street, Peter Cleven put in his last 25,000 chips against Gerald Mitchell and Mitchell was waiting with a monster.

Mitchell:
Cleven:

Cleven still had outs to both the high and low. His chances on the low improved as he got the but he couldn’t catch a diamond and just missed the low with the giving Cleven the scoop and the elimination.

Peter Cleven finishes in 8th place for $680.

$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,500/5,000
Game: Stud 8

Richard Shrtrax faced off with Gerald Mitchell in a hand of Stud 8.  With only 2 big bets left, Shrtax found himself all-in on fifth street and the cards were turned up.

Shtrax:
Mitchell:

Shrtrax could only pick up and Mitchell’s trip aces were good to get the elimination and put the field into the money.

Eight players are still alive for the Event 6 championship.

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Players are on an abbreviated break, here are their current counts.

Seat 3: Daniel Buzgon – 220,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Aaron Mermelstein – 573,000 (57 bb)
Seat 5: Alain Rodriguez – 259,000 (26 bb)